The Superior Express -

It’s been great weather so far this fall. Most of us received much needed rain over a week ago and everything is greening up. The temperatures have been just right to get outside and do some fall work, or just to enjoy the day. The evenings are...

The United States Postal System keeps changing. Sometimes for better but not always. Seventy-years ago the post office was flirting with discontinuing twice daily mail delivery in Superior. From reading back issues of this newspaper, it appears the...

Q: Why is it that religions are better known for producing negative consequences (holy wars, conflicts with science, intolerance...), rather than positive ones? A:  The key word to this question is the word “known.” We live in a culture that...

When I was young, our gardens were “iffy” at best. While it is impossible to beat a tomato, freshly picked from the vine and eaten while still standing beside the plant, one tomato does not make a salad. Luckily for us, there was a roadside...

I have almost always supported the United State Postal Service. They have a hard job to do, and for the most part have always done it well. However . . . I may be changing my mind on this subject. A number of ‘happenings’ have been occurring...

We hit yet another bump in the road, George had two toenails removed last week, and the doctor plans to remove them all two at a time. He has had problems with his toes since before I met him, they are very sensitive, and he has tried everything in...

Where did the summer go? In just a few days, autumn will arrive. You’d think with this summer being so hot and with a lack of rain, it would seem like summer drug by but for some of us, it somehow flew by. Autumn arrives with football and...

This week I looked through what was once the main entrance to Brodstone Memorial Hospital but it didn’t look the same. I didn’t see a Gray Lady sitting in the hall welcoming visitors and giving directions. Neither of the Jeans were in the...

I almost feel guilty telling a friend who lives not more than 10 miles from Lawrence that we got about 2.5 inches of rain Friday. She replied: “Ya, we got almost ten hundredths of an inch.” Rainfall sure differs this year. The western part of...

On the road again, but unlike Willie, we aren’t having much fun. Another trip to Omaha to see George’s doctor this time. Ever since his surgery, he has felt like he had a lump in his throat, so it was decided he needed to visit his surgeon again....

Q: How are farmers supposed to take comfort in a God that let their entire year of effort burn up? A:  I sympathize with the frustration behind this question. When we put so much work and heart into something we expect it to pay off and work out. Ou...

Sept. 11, 2001! It’s hard to believe it was 22 years ago that the United States was blatantly and willfully attacked by terrorists. The horrible scenes of the Twin Towers in New York as they were hit and fell to the ground were shown by the media....

Mike Combs, a Superior High School classmate of mine, shares my interest in history. Over the years, we have had many a conversation about the history of this area. I have questions about who were the Light Guards of Superior and why. I’ve asked...

I use shredded paper as bedding for my livestock in particular my pig. It takes quite a lot of paper to keep a pig happy; much more than an average household can produce. To have enough paper to shred I get the old newspapers and magazines from...

Q: If I disapprove of someone’s lifestyle aren’t I being judgmental? A:  Properly responding to the sins of other people is a delicate balancing act, particularly in today’s atmosphere of hypersensitivity. While Christians are sometimes...

Ok folks . . . just what did we do to Canada that they had to send all that smoke down here to us last week. We’ve seen smoke from different areas before, but nothing like last week. It makes me think of past events when even worse things...

What a wonderful weekend we had. George and I were both down with the flu. To be honest, I still feel pretty crummy. George wasn’t feeling well on Saturday and it hit him hard on Sunday, I wasn’t feeling at my best Saturday, but was hopeful I...

Communicating with people, other than in person, has come a long way. Earlier forms of communication included scratching pictures on rocks and trees for others to read, body language, smoke signals, shooting of firearms and tapping on something....

Q: I know that the Bible says that idolatry is wrong, does that include wearing a cross necklace or things like that? What is Idolatry? A: Oftentimes moral questions of this sort boil down to the heart attitude rather than the act itself. In other...

Puffs “Labor Day.” It’s interesting . . . a day set aside to “not labor.” But so many people actually put in a lot of hours of work in spite of the day being a holiday. I never really thought the day was intended to just give people a day...

I can’t remember much of last week, all I know was that Friday was a busy day. Jacob loaded up the truck and headed out for North Carolina. He had planned to drive straight through but thankfully stopped for the night about halfway. He arrived...

Last month’s illegal raid by law enforcement officers on a Kansas newspaper has made national news and will long have repercussions. I expect a steep price will be extracted from those who caused the raid. In Nuckolls County, a visit to a Nelson...

After six days of more than 100 degree daytime weather, relief came at the end of the week with a much needed rain and cooler temperatures. A drive along the country back roads showed a display of native sunflowers and how showy they are now....

My father was born in Rhode Island in 1915. Like most youth of his time, he was always tinkering with automobiles alongside his father, brother and friends. These vehicles were somewhat different from today’s vehicles. If you have ever watched...